Bone Mineral Density, Bone Turnover Markers and Fractures in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Case Control Study

Marco Atteritano,Stefania Sorbara,Gian Luca Bagnato,G. Miceli,Donatella Sangari,S. Morgante,E. Visalli,Gian Filippo Bagnato

Bone Mineral Density, Bone Turnover Markers and Fractures in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Case Control Study

2013

Marco Atteritano
Stefania Sorbara
Gian Luca Bagnato
G. Miceli
Donatella Sangari
S. Morgante
E. Visalli
Gian Filippo Bagnato

Objective The aim of our study was to elucidate the pathophysiology of systemic sclerosis-related osteoporosis and the prevalence of vertebral fragility fracture in postmenopausal women with systemic sclerosis (SSc).

Keywords:

Bone remodeling
Bone fracture
Bone mineral
Bone density
Femur
Vitamin D and neurology
Osteoporosis
Pathology
Diabetes mellitus
Medicine
Gastroenterology
Case-control study
Internal medicine

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